Every morning, brilliant new stories are written by primary schoolchildren.They are all stored in our library (the stories, not the children). To read the stories and see the pictures, just click on the title or read more to view stories.
We also have stories from our other locations: Cork, Conamara, Galway, Kerry, Mayo, NorthWest, Wicklow, and Wexford
St Ultan’s National School, Cherry Orchard, Dublin 10, 1st Class, 29 May 2018
There was once was a cloud named Cloudy the Cloud. She lived in a cloud house in the sky.
One day, Cloudy the Cloud was trying to do a back flip with her best friend, Sparkles the Dog, when Squishy the Sponge showed up.
Squishy was trying to absorb Cloudy and Sparkles so he could spit them back out into a cage.
Ladyswell National School, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, 2nd Class, 28 May 2018
Lucky the Bear was in a house with his family.
One day, he decided to venture out into the woods and find a friend.
Out of nowhere, a possum wearing a mask appeared.
“Will you be my friend?” asked the possum.
Holywell Educate Together National School, Swords, 3rd Class, 24 May 2018
Sprinkles the puppy was in the smelly polluted river, struggling to swim. She was feeling terrified.
A panda had seen Sprinkles trying to get out and wanted to help.
“Do you need help!” shouted the panda.
St Mary’s JNS, Blessington, County Wicklow, 2nd class, 24th May 2018
Mr Grumpyhead the Donkey was sad because it was wintertime but there was no snow.
Mr Grumpyhead was so grumpy that he wanted a holiday where it was really cold because the heat made him grumpy.
“Mrrrr, I hate hot weather!” he shouted in a deep voice. So he set out leaving Spain on a quest to find snow.
Blessington ETNS, 1st, 2nd and 3rd class, County Wicklow, 23rd May 2018
It was a dark and stormy night, when Henry, the telekinetic boy found a new friend, called Captain Unicorn.
He was going out for a walk in the woods when he came across a shack in which a dragon lived.
The dragon attacked him. At that point, Captain Unicorn swooped down, broke through the roof of the shack and rescued Henry.
St Columba’s National School, Iona Road, Dublin 9, 4th Class, 23 May 2018
There once was a pig who wanted to go to the moon. His name was Baconator.
He lived on Shorty Farm, the national pig farm in California.
He had one dream to fly to the moon but his nemesis the FARMER wouldn’t let him leave.
Claddagh National School, County Galway, 4th Class
On the rocky mountains, in a time that is unknown, there is a wolf called Chewie.
He is hunting for his midday snack at lunchtime when he hears an eagle - “Cacaaaw” and CRASH! It falls on top of him.
“Get offa me!” Chewie says. “You ruined my lunch! The deer is getting away.”
Scoil Naomh Iosaf, County Wicklow, 3rd class
It was Monday morning in Hamsterville.
Jonathon the jiggly blue alien woke up freezing from all the ice-cream he had eaten last night (he had puked it all up).
He had some toast then went into the living room but felt really sad because he thought it was Christmas and there were no presents there.
Then his trusted friend Billy the cow said “Cheer up, I got some cheerios for you…(Fart noise).”
St Joseph’s National School Derrywash, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, 4th, 5th & 6th Class
One snowy weekend, Shella Bella the Sheep went to visit Mindy the Collie at her home.
Pom-Pom the Poodle was also there, which put Mindy at ease.
Suddenly, Shella Bella burst through the door.
Cornanool National School, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Cock-a-doodle-doo!
It was a nice sunny morning and Snowy the Lamb sprang from her straw bed.
Sarah the Farmer came to give the animals some food.
“Good morning Snowy,” said Sarah the Farmer. “What are you going to do today?”
Scoil Mobhí, Glasnevin, 5th Class, 22 May 2018
“Ah…” said Richard. “You may be wondering how we got into this situation?”
12 Hours Earlier…
“Hey m’Dudes! It’s Richard the multi-coloured grape!”
St. Kevin’s GNS, 6th class, County Wicklow, 22 May 2018
Chingchongkimshesugoytoyquando (aka Ching the frog) was going to the shop to buy a Twix but got knocked down by a truck and got a flesh wound.
He went to get his phone but it was gone. He remembered that the other day Leonardo his friend had hugged him, but had probably not wanted a hug but actually stole his phone.
He sat up and started to butt scoot to Leonardo D’capri’suns man-cave.
Scoil Naomh Iosaf, 4th class County Wicklow
One evening, in the sewers of New York, Dr. Figgsbottom and Zappydoodle the unicorn were playing cards.
‘Where are my pickles?’’ yelled Dr. Figgsbottom.
‘‘Here’s a deal,’’ replied Zappydoodle. ‘‘If you win this game, you can have my jar of pickles.’’
St John Bosco Junior Boys School, Navan Road, Dublin 7, 1st Class, 21 May 2018
There was once a slime cat called Slimer, who lived on a farm in Slimerville in Slime World.
A UFO came down to capture all the farm animals. This was the first UFO they had ever seen.
Slimer saw the UFO coming and started digging an escape tunnel. After he had escaped, he decided to save his friends.
Fighting Words at ILF Dublin Party in the Park, 20 May 2018
Once upon a time, there was an alien called Leah, who was an orphan.
She didn’t know where she came from. She really wanted to find her parents.
Leah was living on Earth, disguised as a human. When she was a baby, her parents sent her there with her twin brother Liam on an asteroid.
Fighting Words at, ILF Dublin Party in the Park, 20 May 2018
The Talking Pizza was really angry at Bob the sausage astronaut. Bob would not let the talking pizza go to the moon.
The Talking Pizza decided that he was going to secretly go anyway. He was going to make a homemade rocket ship.
His friend Mr Noodle came over to help him.
Bealtaine Festival, Fighting Words & Silver Thread at CareChoice Nursing Home with St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Belmayne, 18 May 2018
It was the day after the twins’ birthday. Lily and Aaron were at their granny’s house beside the Phoenix Park.
Lily and Aaron were very excited. They ran inside the house, impatient for their birthday presents.
“What would you like to eat?” said Ann, their grandmother.
St Mary’s National School, COBH, 6th Class, County Cork, 18th May 2018
I woke up and couldn't remember anything since I landed here, facing the moon.
The first thing I could smell was a strong smell of smoke and the first thing I could see was what I thought was fog.
Suddenly I caught a glimpse of the daunting, scary trees which reminded me of the setting of my father's death.
Christian Brother's College Primary, 4th Class County Cork
Hi! This is Obby.
I am a shape shifting Obeleck. Curry and I want revenge and power.
Curry is made out of curry and I brought him to life using experimental potions.
Dingle - Feile Na Bealtaine, Scoil Ignaid Rís AND Bunscoil an Chlochair 6th Class
One day Brittany went to the garage with her dad. They saw a red Nissan Micra and it was 70 years old and it have chrome printing saying ‘Betsy’ on the side.
They looked in the boot and Larry the Lover was in there.
After a while they went to the man at the counter and said “How much for the car?”
St.Patrick’s National School, Castleknock, 5th Class, 17th May 2018
Once upon a time there was a baker who made a loaf of bread.
The baker had no friends, so he talked to his bread. He named his loaf Fred.
One day, a fairy felt bad for Bob the baker and brought Fred to life.
Greystones ETNS, 6th Class, County Wicklow, 17 May 2018
A short time ago in a galaxy not very far away, a potato called Clout had a very good friend called MBlick. MBlick was a baboon who liked trees.
Clout didn’t like trees, because he thought they were mean.
When Clout was walking to the potato nightclub in Kenmare, he noticed that the trees were all taller than him and were always dropping acorns on his head.
Scoil Treasa, 3rd class, County Wicklow, 16th May 2018
My name is Tim, and I like potatoes. In my nightmares I always see myself getting stuck in toilets.
My best friend is Mickey, who is a flying chicken nugget. I met him in KFC.
He got jealous when he saw me talking to the burger, but Mickey never really minded because he always knew he was going to be my best friend.
Our Lady of Victories Boys National School, Ballymun Road, Dublin 9, 4th Class, 16 May 2018
There was a family of a bunch of bananas in Uganda. One of them was named Bob.
Bob was sitting down in his coconut house eating his ice cream.
Suddenly Grandpa Diggypants banged on the door BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!
St.Colmcille’s Junior National School, Knocklyon. 2nd Class, 15th May 2018
Once upon a time there was a penguin called Mc P.
All he ever wished for was a polar bear named Ewoo.
One day he was in his room sitting on his bed. He decided to go look for a pet polar bear.
Scoil Cholmcille, 3rd class, County Wicklow, 15th May 2018
Once upon a time there was a part-human, part-dragon whose name was Rex.
He lived in a cave on the side of the biggest volcano in the world.
His best friend lived with him: she was a Rainbow Unicorn called Majestic.
St Andrew’s NS, 2nd Class, County Wicklow, 14th May 2018
Once upon a time there was a pig named Paddy and his greatest wish was to be the best Irish dancer ever.
He lived on a farm and one day the farmer came out and screamed:
“Come and get some brunch. “
St Patrick’s National School, Ardcath, Garristown, Co. Meath, 5/6th Class, 14 May 2018
Jimmy the Pickle looked up and all he could see was the lid of the jar.
He had lived in a jar since he was bought from Picklevalu. Jimmy felt trapped and lonely.
He looked out of his jar and he saw a load of spoons. One spoon stood out, because it was old and rusty. Jimmy felt sorry for it.
Literacy Group, STTC & The Artane Hub, St.Michael’s House, 11 May 2018
Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a girl called Alison. She worked in a restaurant and she had bills to pay.
Her favourite movie was High School Musical 2 and her favourite music was Britney Spears and David Bowie.
After her shift in the restaurant, Alison went to the park to meet Niall.
Bray School Project, County Wicklow, 10th May 2018
One morning at 3 a.m. Chippy the chip man felt very sick. He was doing the marshmallow 3 a.m. challenge.
Bunkle the donkey was flying by when he saw Chippy getting sick through the window.
He tried to go in the window to help him but got stuck because he was so big.
St Vincent de Paul Girls National School, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9, 2nd Class, 10 May 2018
Once upon a time there was a girl named Tyler-Jones.
Her dad worked at NASA and let her go into a rocket with her dog named Stars.
When Tyler-Jones pressed a red button, the rocket launched into space.
Scoil Mhuire 6th Class, County Wicklow, 9th May 2018
Once upon a time, not long ago, in Bad Sussville, Finbar the frog, got locked up.
His friend Sally the duck got him released and in return Finbar lent Sally his phone.
Sally was loving the phone until she realised she couldn’t afford the bills.
St Eithne’s Girls National School, Edenmore, 5th Class, 9 May 2018
In the dark horrible ages, there was a scream in the cave.
“Pelgah, where are you gone?” said Elghah. “It’s dinnertime.”
Elghah was inside her cave, making her dinner of dragon claw soup. There was a stony silence.
St Eithne’s Girls National School, Edenmore, Dublin 5, 6th Class, 8 May 2018
Once upon a time there was a boy called Paul. He lived on a cruise ship with his best friend, Damo the Turtle.
One day, Damo fell off the side of the cruise ship. Paul dived in after him.
Damo was kidnapped by an electric seal and the cruise ship sailed away.
Sacred Heart SNS, 6th class, County Wicklow, 3rd May 2018
“Why did you get me into trouble and push me into that bookshelf?” Derek said.
“Cos I hate you and you’re a disgrace!”
Outside the window there were asteroids falling and night time was coming very quick.
St John Bosco Junior Boys School, Navan Road, Dublin 7, 1st Class, 3 May 2018
One day there was a huge hive. Horn the Hornet flew in and saw the Queen Hornet of England.
“How do you do?” the queen hornet said.
“I’m well. How do you do too?” asked Horn.
Gorey ETNS, 5th class, County Wicklow, 2nd May 2018
In the restaurant of the L.A. Aquarium, Dairy the Cheesewheel man was sitting having his lunch.
On his way out he bumped into a dolphin. They apologised to each other:
“Sorry, how’s it going, I’m the Cheesewheel man”
St.Marnock’s Primary School, Portmarnock, 3rd Class, 2nd May 2018
One day, Jim the Potato was sick. He was in his bed and feeling helpless and weak. His potato skin was peeling off!
Billy the Superhero Mouse was out fighting evil robots, and he could sense that his best friend Jim, was sick.
Billy wished he had teleportation powers but instead he had to kick off the robots and he rushed to find his friend.
Wicklow ETNS, 3rd class, 1st May 2018
Once upon a time, Jeff the unichick fish went for lunch in McDonalds.
The waiter in McDonalds was a flying llama named Mrs Percy.
When Jeff was eating his chips he got a glimpse of some ice cream.
Presentation Primary School, Warrenmount, Dublin 8, 3rd Class, 1 May 2018
Once upon a time there were two girls named Rosie and Lila.
They fell into the sea. Rosie became a dolphin and Lila became a mermaid.
One day Lila was playing in her back yard. Then, she swam with her pets to her friend, Rosie the Dolphin’s house to play with her.
